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THOMAS H. PARKER AND DANIEL KELLISON, OF PARKERSBURG, ILLINOIS. LettersPatent No. 69,836, dated October 15, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN OORN-PIQANTER.

to ALL WHOM 1r MAYCONGERN: e

Be it known that we, THOMAS H. PARKER and DANIEL KRLLISON, ofParkershurg, Richland county, State of Illinois, have invented a new andimproved Corn-Planter; and we do hereby declare that the following is a.full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in the art to make and use the same,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to a corn-planter, consisting of a simplerectangular frame, upon which the seedhopper and drivers seat aremounted, and which is supported upon the rollers which serve to coverthe seed and break the clods, and provided with conducting-tubes andmarking-shovels, and adraught-tongue for the attachment of a team.

The improvement consists in a provision for transferring the shovelsfrom the front to the rear of the rollers, or vice term, so that theymay be made to operate in conjunction with the seeding apparntusandrollers to form .drills for the grain: and cover the same, or inconjunction with the rollers alone to roll and mark oil the earth. v I

-Figure 1 is' aplan of acorn-planter illustrating our invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same in the plane indicatedby, theline a: a, fig. I.

Figure 3 is a detached "view, hereinafter referred to.v

The'same parts are indicated by the same letters in the differentfigures.

A A. A A represent a frame, the several parts of which may be joinedtogether by mortise-and-tenon joints. B is the draught-tongue, attachedto the front end of the frame, and braced in any suitable manner. M isthe drivers seat. 0 is a hopper, mounted upon and .near the forwardendlef the frame, andprovided with-a slide, C, the openings 0' of whichare brought in communication with and retracted from the correspond ingopenings 0 in the bottom of the hopper as said slide is reciprocatedwithin the latter by means of the pivoted lever'D, which is operated byhand. The superfluous grain is brushed back by the stationary brushesEf,

and as the slideis reciproca'ted a'modicu'm of grain is deposited atregular intervals, and the tubes F F dis- I charge the grain into thedrills made by the shovels G G. Between the two parts of the shank g ofeach shovel G a forked arm, H, is secured by a pivot, g', and the shovelis maintained in its working position by the breakable pin it, which,passing through the arm H, sustains the free extremity of the shank g,as seen in fig. 2. Fig. 3 clearlyillustrates the method of attaching thearms H to the foremost transverse beam A of the frame. The heads a onthe-lower endsof the bolts a are formed with eyes, which receive theextremities of the branchin'g parts h h of the arm H, and the bolts-aresecured in the beam A by the ,nuts a. Each shovel G is sustained at theproper height by means of the-bow G and chain I, the chain beingconnected to the bow (which is made fast to the shovel) by means of asnap-hook or otherwise, and hitched to a hook, J, secured to the back ofthe hopper. K K represent rollers journallod in suitable bearingsattached to the beams of theframe, and so situated astofollowjherespective drill-tubes F. When the parts are disposed in relation toeach other, as shown in fig the shovels G open the drills for thereception of thegrain, and the rollers K- cover and press the earth upongrain.

I The machine may be adapted for rolling and marking oh the groundwithout planting, by transferring the shovels G G behind the rollers KK. For this purpose the beam-A is provided with apertures for thereception of the belts-a, and hooks J are'attached to the rear beam Afor the hitching of the chain I, as shown in red lines, figs. 1 and 2. i

Having thus described the nature of our invention, lwhat we claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination with the shovel G g of the arm H, bolts a, and chain I,whereby said shovel is made transferable, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

' 2. The combination of the frame A A A A hopper C and itsappurtenances, rollers K K, hooks J J, lever D, conducting-tubesF, and.shovels G, with their accessories Gg H a I, all arranged and operatingsubstantially as herein described and represented.

To the above specifications ofa newly invented and. improved,corn-planter we have this day signed our names and aflixed our privateseals. a THOMAS H. PARKER, a 8.]

DANIEL KELLIsoN, n 5.

Witnesses:

F. D. Pnssron, W. T. SHELBY.

